Begovic leaves Chelsea for Bournemouth

Bournemouth have sealed the signing of goalkeeper Asmir Begovic from Chelsea.

The south-coast club have bought Begovic, 29, for an undisclosed fee – reported to be £10m – and announced on Tuesday afternoon that he had signed “a long-term deal”.

Bournemouth were keen to sign him during the January transfer window but Chelsea refused to sell because they were unable to bring in an alternative deputy for first-choice keeper Thibaut Courtois.[phone][/phone]

The Bosnian, 29, moved to Stamford Bridge from Stoke City in July 2015 and made 33 appearances for the Blues, with eight of them coming last season.

“Being part of a title-winning team at Chelsea was amazing but I felt now was the right time to move on because I want to be playing regular football,” he told Bournemouth’s website.

“I am coming into an important part of my career and I want to show people what I am capable of.”

Begovic, then a Portsmouth player, spent two months on loan at Bournemouth in 2007.

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